The government and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have reopened the Achimota-Abofu Transfer Station to restore waste collection services and address sanitation challenges caused by recent floods in Greater Accra. The Minister for Local Government said recent flooding inundated several landfill sites, preventing nearly 3,000 tricycle waste operators from disposing of refuse.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Managing Editor of The Herald, Larry Dogbe, has been granted conditional 10-day bail following an ex parte application to stay his custodial sentence. PRINPAG President David Tamakloe warned that if Dogbe does not file a substantive appeal on notice within the 10-day window, he will be returned to prison.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has called for a comprehensive review of Ghana's TVET curriculum to equip students with digital, entrepreneurial, and green skills for the evolving labour market. Speaking at the commissioning of a 48-bed girls' dormitory at St. Paul Technical Institute in the Eastern Region, he urged the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training to align training programmes with current industry demands and technological advancements.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Sexual harassment has emerged as the most significant threat to academic freedom in Ghana's tertiary institutions, according to the 2025 Africa Academic Freedom Monitoring Report by the African Coalition for Academic Freedom. The report assessed 30 African countries and found a negative violation score of 72 out of 100, with Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua noting that female students particularly face harassment from academics demanding favours in exchange for marks, though most victims do not report incidents.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Somanya District Police Command is investigating the death of an unidentified woman, aged between 30 and 40 years, whose decomposing body was found hanging from a tree in Brigade. Police suspect foul play based on signs suggesting the body was assaulted, and investigators are reviewing missing persons records as the body is believed to have been at the location for about three weeks.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Armed men shot 27-year-old Community Police Assistant Emmanuel Agyapong in the thigh at Dwakessiem near Dunkwa-on-Offin on June 25. According to police, the shooting followed an altercation with motorbike occupants, after which one suspect returned with a group armed with cutlasses and a pump-action shotgun.
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Canadian-Ghanaian charity Ghana Medical Help has donated 17 Fresenius dialysis machines valued at GH¢7.53 million to hospitals in the Upper West and Upper East Regions to address kidney disease care gaps. The organisation's country director urged an end to "voluntourism" and pledged sustained support beyond the initial donation.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A head-on collision between a tipper truck and a bus on the Elubo-Takoradi section of the N1 highway on Thursday killed two people and injured seven others. Preliminary investigations indicate the bus driver swerved to avoid a pothole, veering into the path of the oncoming truck.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Governing Council of Bolgatanga Technical University has terminated the appointment of Vice-Chancellor Professor Samuel Erasmus Alnaa, effective June 11, 2026, in relation to procurement issues; two directors have been demoted and suspended for three months, and a fourth officer issued a warning. Alnaa has filed a court challenge to the decision.
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Ghana has deployed 47 health professionals to Saint Kitts and Nevis under the government's Health Workforce Migration Initiative, a managed migration programme offering fixed-term overseas contracts with the expectation that workers will return after two to three years to continue serving Ghana's health sector.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Telecel Foundation has donated critical newborn care equipment—including two phototherapy machines, a digital infant weighing scale, and a radiant warmer—to the Pediatric Unit of Kumasi South Hospital, following a report of equipment shortages in the maternity unit. The Foundation has also signed a 2-year adoption memorandum of understanding with the hospital as part of its corporate social responsibility activities.
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A delegation from the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations met Volta Regional Minister Hon. James Gunu at the sidelines of the National Labour Conference in Ho (26–28 June 2026), where he expressed openness to working with the Federation to advance disability inclusion in the region.
27 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Six people who died in recent conflict in Nkwanta South Municipality are being buried today in Odomi community, with families and residents gathering for funeral rites. The deaths have heightened concerns about safety and prompted calls for peace and measures to prevent further violence in the area.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Minister has directed the Ghana Education Service to introduce a mandatory daily anti-drug awareness message in all pre-tertiary schools as part of a nationwide campaign to combat rising substance abuse among schoolchildren. Students will recite an approved anti-drug message during morning assemblies in a call-and-response format, as part of a broader Behavioural Change Communication strategy.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Asantehene told the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana that no health system can function effectively without a well-trained pharmaceutical workforce, urging government investment in pharmacy training and deployment nationwide. He called on pharmacists to maintain professional standards and position themselves as experts in safe, effective medicine use rather than mere dispensers.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Health Service has dismissed viral social media claims that insecticide-treated mosquito nets being distributed to primary school children pose health risks, stating the Interceptor G2 nets contain compounds with low vapour pressure and carry WHO Prequalification and Ghana FDA approval.
27 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Media editors in Accra are being urged to champion the introduction of mandatory Front-of-Pack Warning Food Labels on processed foods, with health experts warning that the nation's growing consumption of ultra-processed foods is driving disease in both adults and children. A nutrition expert noted that children as young as 12 are now being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, conditions barely seen in that age group a decade ago.
27 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Mfantseman-Saltpond Development Alliance has commissioned a 50,000-litre automated water supply system at Saltpond Municipal Hospital to address persistent water shortages and improve healthcare delivery.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
At AIMS Ghana's 14th graduation ceremony, the Mastercard Foundation's head of workforce development told 130 graduates—35 of whom were Foundation scholars—to view their graduation as the start of a lifelong commitment to solving Africa's challenges. The Foundation aims to enable 30 million young people, particularly women, to access dignified employment by 2030 through its Young Africa Works strategy.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital marked its 100th anniversary with renewed calls for greater investment in child healthcare. Established in 1926, the hospital has evolved into one of Ghana's leading paediatric referral centres, offering neonatal care, surgery, and management of communicable and non-communicable diseases, though challenges including Ghana's neonatal mortality rate of 22.8 deaths per 1,000 live births persist.
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The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana held its 14th graduation ceremony on 27 June 2026, conferring Master of Science degrees in Mathematical Sciences to 130 students — its largest graduating class — drawn from 24 African countries. The cohort comprised 49 graduates from the regular MSc programme and 81 from the Master of Mathematical Sciences for Teachers programme, with 30% female representation overall.
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Residents of Logba Klikpo, a mountainous agricultural community in Afadzato South, Volta Region, face severe telecommunications challenges that force them to seek specific spots for phone calls and internet access. The poor connectivity is hampering farming trade and livelihoods, with residents losing customers and business connections.
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A 35-year-old man, Yaw Ezekiel, has been arrested for allegedly killing his aunt's boyfriend at Atwere Bebiaa Ne Ha in Awutu Senya West District after repeatedly warning against their romantic relationship. The violent confrontation resulted in death, and the suspect is assisting police investigations.
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The Omanhene of Kenyasi No.1 Traditional Area has funded and commissioned a new three-unit classroom block for the Roman Catholic Junior High School in the Asutifi North District, replacing the school's deteriorating infrastructure that posed safety risks to students and teachers.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →